“Ted is not ready and may never be ready. Go home and love him anyway.” I had no idea that Jenny had contemplated ending her marriage because of Ted’s insistence on keeping his distance from the church.
I realized that I have felt the feeling of spiritual pressure that were so great they caused me to physically collapse to my knees as Christ did in Gethsemene. That being said, I know that the pressures that brought me to my knees would have even very light to Him.
I also realize that Peter’s bravado in cutting off the ear of the servant of the high priest when his Lord was betrayed was in part a reaction to the prophesy that he would deny Christ three times that night. Peter was trying to prove that even with overwhelming odds he would stand by Jesus. Perhaps seeing Christ heal the wound made him realize that he did not understand what was necessary and how to be true in that situation.
President Taylor
Characteristics of Christlike people:
Kindness is the essence of a celestial life.
Though I speak with the tongue of angels (testify of Christ) and have not charity I am nothing.
We can’t be kind if we are so busy with the things of the world that we are just holding on.
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